Funding to protect beachgoers from shark attacks

The world’s best technology developers, researchers, educational institutions, businesses and individuals are invited to apply for funding to develop technology that protects NSW beachgoers from sharks.

New ideas and technologies are being sought to help protect beachgoers from shark attacks.

Minister for Primary Industries, Lands and Water Niall Blair said new ideas and technologies are being sought to help build on existing detection technologies.

“There is no one solution to detecting and deterring sharks and that’s why we are determined to fund emerging technologies that could become real game changers when it comes to shark mitigation,” he said.

Key areas for funding include:

personal shark deterrents

area-based shark deterrents

shark detection methods

shark biology relevant to interactions with humans

socio-economics of shark/human interactions.

Grants are open to national and international applicants, and joint applications are encouraged. To apply for funding please complete an expression of interest form.